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Excerpt from A Reasonable Religion: Religio Doctoris
Lastly, as to the relations between happiness and Virtue, we are taught that the joys of sense can con tribute very little to happiness. Egoism is good, but only so far as it is intelligent. The power to enjoy grows directly as does capacity for sympathy. Even non-moral pleasures may be made means to moral enjoyment. To be true to our own selves brings a joy that abides, for the welfare of society is only the sum of that of the individuals composing it. The value of a sound education is that it makes for Virtue, and this is the author's melioristic creed. The greatest happi ness for us is not beyond the reach of our power to attain it. Love is the highest, and it teaches us the transcendent beauty of the universe.
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